Blouse

Word BLOUSE
Character 6
Hyphenation blouse
Pronunciations /blaʊs/

Definitions and meanings of "Blouse"

What do we mean by blouse?

A woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt that extends to the waist or slightly below. noun

A loosely fitting garment resembling a long shirt, worn especially by European workmen. noun

The service coat or tunic worn by the members of some branches of the US armed forces. noun

To hang or cause to hang loosely and fully. intransitive & transitive verb

A light loose upper garment, made of linen or cotton, worn by men as a protection from dust or in place of a coat. A blue linen blouse is the common dress of French workingmen. noun

A loosely fitting dress-body worn by women and children. noun

A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army. noun

An outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt and reaches from the neck to the waist or below. Nowadays, in colloquial use, blouse refers almost always to a woman's shirt that buttons down the front. noun

A loose-fitting uniform jacket. noun

To hang a garment in loose folds. verb

To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots). verb

A top worn by women noun

A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.

A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women.

A loose-fitting uniform jacket.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Blouse

The word "blouse" in example sentences

For example, Lori's romantic Chloé blouse is an obsession stemming from her desire to channel Olivia Hussey in Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," and a fur capelet adds just the right proportions. ❋ Elisa Goodkind (2010)

Her snug blouse is open enough to the neck to show part of a spider web tattoo that flourishes behind soft cotton. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The blueberry skirt and blouse is worn during gardening and watering. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The blouse is cute and it fits me like a glove, and though I love the design of the sleeves and the lace decorations, I'm a little disappointed at the shiny plastic buttons and the absence of waistline. ❋ Nathreee (2010)

Even with jeans, a nice sweater or blouse is charming. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One Response to “No sleeveless blouse is safe now ….” ❋ Unknown (2008)

The blouse is poplin, shirred and embroidered at a décolleté neckline and shoulders. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I went to MicMac Mall with the express purpose of finding a blouse so I could cosplay Tifa for Halloween, but when I got home, I found out her blouse is sleeveless, and her shoes are brown. ❋ Fantasyecho (2006)

Hallak may charge $32.50 for a silk no-label blouse but $43.60 for a silk Chanel blouse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A stunning young woman in a backless blouse is the focus of most gazes. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Her bright white shirt (which I'm sure she called a blouse) was flawlessly laundered and ironed to perfection.

You had only to look from the fresh simplicity of white muslin blouse and olive-coloured cloth in the one case, to the ungainly expensiveness of the black silk gown of the married woman, in order to get from the first a sense of dainty morning freshness, and from Mrs. Fox-Moore not alone a lugubrious memento mori sort of impression, but that more disquieting reminder of the ugly and over-elaborate thing life is to many an estimable soul. ❋ Unknown (1907)

I've had several men compliment me on my dresses (it's so cute how they call a blouse and skirt combo a "dress"), and one man (a stranger on the street) even thanked me for wearing a long skirt and dressing modestly, but femininely. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her blouse was a blue and gray madras plaid, its bleeding pattern seeming to match the jeans. ❋ Janet Dailey (2011)

"But the blouse is a bit too fancy for the sweater, because cotton sweaters are meant to be more casual." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cross Reference for Blouse

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